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A letter from Professor Simonds in reply to the letter sent by 
the Council sympathising with him in his recent domestic 
bereavement. 
A letter from Professor Lieutard, Principal of the Veterinary 
College, New York, in which he desired to be presented with a 
copy of the Register for the Library of the College. It was 
accordingly sent. 
A letter from Mr. A. Charles, Veterinary Surgeon, presenting 
to the Museum of the College an anatomical specimen of the 
penis of a whale. The only two other specimens of the kind 
were in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. 
A letter from Mr. Queenborough, of Boston, chemist, with 
which he sent the kidneys taken out of a fat bullock, three years 
old. One kidney weighed half an ounce, while the other weighed 
two pounds. Both were enveloped in an average covering 
of fat, and there was no appearance of the internal organisation 
being wrong. 
A letter was also received from Mr. Harrison, of Hereford, 
veterinary surgeon, presenting to the College a unique specimen 
of the head of a calf for presentation to the College. 
On the motion of Mr. Dray, seconded by Mr. Taylor, a 
vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to the donors for their 
presentations. 
Mr. Fleming presented some stones passed by a dog both by 
the moutli and the rectum in twenty-four hours. They were 
rather curious both as regards their angularity and number. 
Mr. Fleming also presented a Roman horse-shoe which he had 
succeeded in obtaining from the curator of the York Museum. 
He said that the shoes he had already presented to the Museum 
were only casts. He also presented two old shoes which had 
been dug up at Hendon at a good depth below the surface, and 
they must be two or three centuries old from their shape. They 
were exceedingly curious and would tend to add to the history of 
farriery and to the interest of the Museum. He had also to 
state that Mr. Petchley had sent up the head of a foal from Nor¬ 
folk. The specimen was rather rare. 
On the motion by Mr. Dray, seconded by the President, a vote 
of thanks was accorded to Mr. Fleming for his presentations ; and 
on the motion of Mr. Fleming, seconded by Mr. Dray, the 
thanks of the Council were unanimously voted to Mr. Petchley. 
A letter was received from Mr. Withers tendering his resig¬ 
nation as Treasurer, in consequence of increasing private en¬ 
gagements, and expressing his thanks for the kindness and con¬ 
sideration that had been shown him during his fourteen years of 
office. 
The President moved, and Mr. Dray seconded, that the resig¬ 
nation be accepted. 
The motion was carried. 
On the motion of the President, seconded by Mr. Dray, a vote 
of thanks was passed to Mr. Withers for his services. 
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